Tickets For Tennessee Volunteers Knoxville Events in Tennessee

Tennessee Volunteers are the college sports team at The University of Tennessee located in Knoxville. They are part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, which includes almost thirteen hundred organizations and institutions. The volunteers have been nicknamed the “Vols”. Since the Southeastern Conference was established in 1932, the Tennessee Vols have consistently participated in it. In many sports the Volunteers have continuously ranked among the top twenty five college sports teams. The volunteer’s basketball and football teams noticeably stand out because of their achievements. Buy Tennessee Volunteers Knoxville Tickets and watch the Vols go up against the Missouri Tigers at the Thompson Boling Arena. The game promises to be a closely fought contest, given the reputation of the two teams.

The Tennessee Vols are very popular in the College circuit. They have amassed multiple basketball National Championship titles, six football National Championship titles, three in outdoor track & field and two in indoor track and field sports. The Vols draw their name from the title given to the State of Tennessee, ‘The Volunteer State’. Their mascot is "Smokey X", an actual coonhound dog, who leads the Vols onto the field. The game set to take place in Knoxville, settled in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountain, will completely transform the atmosphere of the lively State. Knoxville is very familiar with hosting College games and has some of the finest venues for accommodating college games. Get Tennessee Volunteers Knoxville tickets and watch the match at the Thompson Boling Arena. 

 The Tennessee women’s teams are called the Lady Volunteers. The Lady Vol’s basketball team is one of the best teams at the college level. They have won an astonishing number of eight NCAA Division I titles, the most by any college team. They won the title three years in a row from 1996 – 1998. They were coached by Pat Summit, who made the record for most number of games won in NCAA history. She won 1,098 games and was given the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the ESPY’s held in 2012. The Men’s basketball team at the University of Tennessee has been less unsuccessful as compared to the women’s team. They won the SEC championship in 2008, which was their first in forty one years.  A few notable players emerged from the Basketball team, such as Bernard King and Allan Houston who went on to have careers in the NBA.